Trouble brewing: Coffee prices on the riseOne of the worst droughts to strike Brazil in decades is being blamed for rising coffee prices, much to the chagrin of early risers and caffeine enthusiasts. NBC’s Janet Shamlian reports.

Japan Experiments with Negative Interest RateThe Bank of Japan has enacted a negative interest rate policy for the first time in a bid to shore up the ailing economy. NTV's Mick Corliss reports the central idea is for banks to be penalized if they hold onto cash, thus banks will loan more aggressively, creating more incentive for people to invest and spend.

Tracking you -- for profitNov. 1 -- Companies you’ve probably never heard of know all about you: where you live, if you're married, where you go on vacation and where you shop. CNBC's David Faber takes a look inside the world's greatest single source of personal marketing data in a two-hour special, "Big Brother, Big Business."